(1897-02-19)19 February 1897 Helsingin maalaiskunta, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died
30 September 1973(1973-09-30) (aged 76) Helsinki, Finland
Buried
Kulosaari Cemetery
Allegiance
German Empire (1916–1918)
Finland (1918–1946)
Service/branch
Imperial German Army
Finnish Jäger troops
Finnish Army
Years of service
1916–1946
Rank
General of the Infantry (1966)
Commands held
Commander-in-chief, Aunus expedition
Savo Jäger Regiment (1926–27)
Group Talvela (1939–40)
III Corps (1940)
II Corps (1941)
VI Corps (1941–42)
Aunus Group (1944)
Battles/wars
Finnish Civil War
Kinship Wars
Aunus expedition
Viena expedition
Winter War
Battle of Tolvajärvi
Continuation War
Finnish invasion of Ladoga Karelia
Svir–Petrozavodsk offensive
Awards
Mannerheim Cross
Order of the Cross of Liberty
Order of the White Rose
Iron Cross
German Cross in Gold
Order of Merit of the German Eagle
Order of the Sword
Order of Vasa
Order of the Crown of Italy
Order of St. Olav
Paavo Juho Talvela (born Paavo Juho Thorén; 19 February 1897 – 30 September 1973) was a Finnish general of the infantry, Knight of the Mannerheim Cross and a member of the Jäger movement. He participated in the Eastern Front of World War I, the Finnish Civil War, the Finnish Kinship Wars, the Winter War and the Continuation War.
Talvela was also active in Finnish far-right politics, being involved in both the founding of the Academic Karelia Society and in the Lapua Movement. In 1940, he was also involved in talks with Germany about forming a Finnish Jäger battalion as part of the Wehrmacht.
Paavo Juho Talvela (born Paavo Juho Thorén; 19 February 1897 – 30 September 1973) was a Finnish general of the infantry, Knight of the Mannerheim Cross...
Talvela is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Martti Talvela (1935–1989), Finnish operatic bass PaavoTalvela (1897–1973), Finnish soldier...
based trance group Above & Beyond Paavo Susitaival (1896–1993), Finnish author, soldier and politician PaavoTalvela (1897–1973), Finnish soldier and a...
Martti Olavi Talvela (4 February 1935 – 22 July 1989) was a Finnish operatic bass. Born in Hiitola, Finland (now in the Republic of Karelia), the eighth...
commander of Hakkapelites (1594–1644) Paavo Susitaival – lieutenant colonel (1896–1993) Lauri Sutela – general PaavoTalvela – general (1897–1973) Lauri Törni...
Finland and Romania to participate. Meanwhile, Finnish Major General PaavoTalvela met with German Colonel General Franz Halder and Reich Marshal Hermann...
at the sea coast and south of the River Vuoksi. Lieutenant General PaavoTalvela and Colonel Järvinen, the commander of the Finnish Coastal Brigade responsible...
Mannerheim made Aarne Sihvo the new commander of the expedition. Major PaavoTalvela's regiment started an attack aimed at Petrozavodsk on June 20, but was...
Värtsilä and Korpiselkä was given to VI Corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. PaavoTalvela. The Finnish offensive quickly overwhelmed the Soviet defenders. The...
Siilasvuo, Lieutenant-General, army corps commander – 21 December 1944 PaavoTalvela, Major-General, army corps commander – 3 August 1941 Lauri Törni, Lieutenant...
and patriots (such as Mannerheim, Elias Lönnrot, Elias Simojoki and PaavoTalvela), and also after names featured in the Kalevala and the Kanteletar....
acting mostly as officers and squad leaders. Most famous of them was PaavoTalvela and Erik Heinrichs of the Jäger Movement, who later served as high ranking...
Porlampi Belligerents Finland Soviet Union Commanders and leaders PaavoTalvela Karl Lennart Oesch Mikhail Gerasimov Vladimir Kirpichnikov (POW) Filipp...
calculation formulas he developed are still in use today by modern artillery. PaavoTalvela General Mannerheim Cross Commander, IV Corps Commander, III Corps Commander...
harbours during Weserübung. During one of these visits, Major General PaavoTalvela met with Chief of Staff of OKH, Col. Gen Franz Halder and Göring on...
Unit Notes Refs 1 Ruben Lagus Colonel Army 22 July 1941 5th Division 2 PaavoTalvela Major general Army 3 August 1941 VI Corps 3 Erkki Raappana Colonel Army...
Paavo Allan Engelbert Berglund OBE (14 April 1929 – 25 January 2012) was a Finnish conductor and violinist. Born in Helsinki, Berglund studied the violin...
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